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Rian C. Stone
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🏳️‍🌈 Writer of fantasy/horror/romance. Author of Unholy Empire, The Burning of Saint-Gilles (Dracula historical-fic horrorromantasy) & BG3 fanfic

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Rian C. Stone @riancstone.bsky.social · Oct 13
Hello, lovers of the beautiful and the damned 🖤

My debut novel, The Burning of Saint-Gilles, re-imagines Dracula’s origin story with a fresh take on our favorite fanged villain’s mysterious history 🧛

Out on query—light a candle & send good omens

#Fantasy #horrormantasy #HistoricalFantasy
AI-generated image of a castle on a dark, rainy day
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BG3 update! Chapter Nine: The Devil’s in the Details: archiveofourown.org/works/673749...

The team is visited by two unexpected guests at camp 💀😈

#BG3FanFic #BG3Fic #fanfic #fanfiction #ao3
November 14, 2025 at 5:48 PM
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No burgers in BG3 (afaik) but Gale made venison stew 🥘 from the D&D Heroes' Feast cookbook.

From WIP chapter 16 in my ongoing BG3 fic — archiveofourown.org/works/673749...

#BG3FanFic #BG3Fic #fanfic #fanfiction #ao3
November 11, 2025 at 3:49 PM
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@timdownie.bsky.social Oh my GODS, Tim 🥹😭 Thank you for the #cameo pep talk 💜 Took 3 tries just to get past Gale Dekarios saying my name 🥹

I hope you know how beloved you are—Tim & Gale both. My BG3 fic was inspired by you. Gale (lovingly dubbed my boyfriend by my husband) is my favorite obsession
November 7, 2025 at 4:48 PM
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Chapter 8 of my BG3 Fic is live! 🔥 Waukeen's Rest archiveofourown.org/works/673749...

💫 Author's Choice 💫 chapter! One of my favorite chapters for Gale & Fiodhan

#BG3FanFic #BG3Fic #fanfic #fanfiction #ao3
November 7, 2025 at 3:09 PM
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Excerpt from chapter two of my ongoing #BG3 fic!

WIP prompt: Trail

#BG3FanFic #BG3Fic #fanfic #fanfiction #ao3

Aliens... in Hell: archiveofourown.org/works/673749...
November 5, 2025 at 8:57 PM
riancstone.bsky.social
#BG3fic update! Chapter Seven: Rescue Recce

Follow Fiodhan into the depths of the goblin camp in his desperate search for Archdruid Halsin

#BG3FanFic #fanfic #fanfiction #ao3
October 31, 2025 at 2:40 PM
riancstone.bsky.social
Happy Halloween Eve!

"They used to call him a sin eater, and Dragomir supposed that was true enough."

Opening line of my debut novel, The Burning of Saint-Gilles 🖤
October 30, 2025 at 2:31 PM
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"Fitz turned to look at him. Lightning tore through Dragomir’s chest as they locked eyes."

The Burning of Saint-Gilles isn’t just a medieval vampire fantasy, it’s full of moments that make your heart race. If you crave sensual vampires this is the story for you ❤️🖤

#horrormantasy #romantasy
October 29, 2025 at 2:16 PM
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Chapter 6: An Infernal Heart. Our heroes set out for a simple recon mission but stumble into something hot and unexpected
archiveofourown.org/works/673749...

Bonus: cheeky ribbing with Astarion and brazen flirting with 💫💜 Gale 💜💫

#BG3FanFic #BG3Fic #bg3queer #fanfic #fanfiction #ao3 #galemancers
Karlach smiles over her shoulder
October 24, 2025 at 2:56 PM
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Revisions never end 😆 Or at least it feels that way at times. I am Sisyphus 😳 Now THAT is a haunted house!

#writing #scary #revisions #editing #hauntedhouse #writersky #booksky #writesky
October 22, 2025 at 11:07 AM
riancstone.bsky.social
Galetober prompt: FIRE 🔥

Fire’s kind of a recurring theme in the early chapters of my Galemancer fic, so this one was both fun and brutal to choose.

Here’s a snippet from Waukeen’s Rest — Fiodhan charging straight into the flames to save others, and Gale being the one to pull him back together.
Sharp pain shot up my back and that’s when I realized I was still on fire. I shed my owlbear form, hoping it would douse the flames. I enjoyed a brief moment of relief before the flames re-ignited, spreading over my fur armor. The smell of cooking meat reached my nose as my skin began to burn. I smacked at the flames, feeling myself becoming hysterical as terror took hold. “Pluo!” a voice commanded from behind me. I was inundated by a shower of cold water, shocking my body so much that my heart seized momentarily. I gasped involuntarily, sucking in droplets of water. I gagged and dropped to my knees, hacking up bile between each ragged breath. The water ran painfully over my burns, the flames sizzling as they finally petered out and died. My heart pounded erratically as darkness began to seep into the corners of my vision. Gale appeared in front of me, grabbing me by the shoulders. “Fiodhan, my gods!” I blinked at him through the water dripping from my hair. I focused on him, centering myself as I worked to catch my breath, each one a bit easier than the last. “Where do we go?” A hazy shadow appeared behind Gale, waving their arms in front of themselves, trying uselessly to dispel the smoke. More blurry shapes wavered behind them. “We have to jump,” I wheezed, nodding at the broken floor. Gale followed my gaze, then grabbed my shoulders and hauled me over the side. I yelped and flung my hands out to grab something, but it was too late. We landed heavily on top of a table, falling a second time as the brittle wood collapsed under our weight. “By the hells, Gale,” I groaned, rolling off the wreckage of the table. I stumbled to my feet, unsteady and nearly delirious from exhaustion.
October 23, 2025 at 3:00 PM
riancstone.bsky.social
It's Horror Movie Day!! To celebrate, here are my favorite Dracula and vampire performances 🧛‍♂️🖤🦇

⬇️ See thread and let me know what your picks are 🖤
October 23, 2025 at 2:07 PM
riancstone.bsky.social
After ten years without a grove, Fiodhan finally finds what he’s been searching for — belonging.

#WIPSnips #WritingPrompts

#BG3FanFic #BG3Fic #Halsin #fanfic #fanfiction #ao3
“I see a fine blend of skills among you—together you will make a formidable team, but I promise you, everybody will need to brush up on their skills. Even young Ravengard.” Halsin put his hands on my shoulders. “But you are mine. It is my charge to watch over you, to mentor you as I would any of my druids.” He paused. “Once I leave this place, I will not be coming back. I have selected a new Archdruid to take my place. I sent for her this morning.” I stared at him, my mouth hanging slightly open. Such an abdication was unheard of. I couldn’t help but feel responsible. Halsin gently squeezed my shoulders. “You are my grove, now, and I am yours.”
October 22, 2025 at 3:06 PM
riancstone.bsky.social
Dragomir (Dracula) is the protagonist in my story, giving him a chance to tell his side of the story—a #wicked 💚 🧙‍♀️ 💗 take on the Dracula legend

#retelling #Fantasy #HistoricalFantasy #DarkFantasy #horrormantasy
October 22, 2025 at 2:43 PM
riancstone.bsky.social
I made the mistake of checking out other authors on Instagram and now I feel like
a cartoon character holding a toothbrush and saying i glued my head to my shoulder
Alt: Ralph Wiggum glues his head to his shoulder
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October 21, 2025 at 3:57 PM
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Lil treat for my #Galemancers

Gale’s eyes met mine for a fleeting second. Surely by no coincidence, the tent began to feel a bit too warm.

“I need some fresh air.” I flapped open the tunic and pulled it over my head, wincing as I slid my burned arms through the sleeves.

BG3FanFic BG3Fic bg3queer
October 21, 2025 at 3:53 PM
riancstone.bsky.social
We're starting to unravel after a long day of aliens and dragons. Poor Nettie, just trying to help 🫠

Chapter 4 of Grimoire of the Grove: archiveofourown.org/works/673749...

#BG3FanFic #BG3Fic #Astarion #fanfic #fanfiction #ao3
Nettie released Gale and looked at him skeptically. “You seem healthy enough. A bit tired ‘round the eyes, maybe.” Astarion snorted. Gale smiled self-consciously. “Ah, well. There’s no good way of putting this. We… eh… we have tadpoles in our heads.” “Tadpoles?” Nettie looked blankly at Gale, then her eyebrows shot up. “Mind flayer tadpoles!?” Astarion leaned forward, annoyed. “Well, what other kinds are there? It’s not like frogs hopped into our eyes.” Nettie regarded us warily. “That’s… a serious condition.” “No shit,” Astarion muttered under his breath, forcing me to suppress a laugh.
October 21, 2025 at 3:14 PM
riancstone.bsky.social
What your favorite #Dracula says about you - a series!

These are meant to be fun roasts—as unserious as it gets. No insult or harm was intended in making this silly list.

12-part image series — see thread ⬇️

lmk who I should do next 🧛‍♂️
October 20, 2025 at 5:18 PM
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Tease of upcoming 🥵🌶️ scene with Fiodhan & Astarion, since I won't have anything posted in time to celebrate #BG3Kinktober

Nothing actually kinky here, just two hot guys being hot 🔥 (fear not, #Galemancers, Fiodhan is just having a bit of Act 1 fun)

#BG3 #Astarion #BG3NSFW #BG3FanFic #bg3queer
Astarion slipped his right hand around my hip, caressing my stomach. His left hand wrapped around the front of my throat, just hard enough to hold me steady as his right hand slid lower. My heart pounded against my chest as he worked down, running his fingers over my stomach, tracing them along the hem of my underwear. My breath caught in the back of my throat as his hand slid below the waistband. Image of Astarion and Fiodhan overlooking the lake
October 20, 2025 at 5:14 PM
riancstone.bsky.social
The first line of The Burning of Saint-Gilles:
They used to call him a sin eater, and Dragomir supposed that was true enough. He’d spent centuries traveling the world, seeking out the worst of humankind. Culling the herd. The only difference was that Dragomir wasn’t exactly a savior for the damned.
AI-generated image of a cloaked figure walking through a medieval village
October 20, 2025 at 4:20 PM
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BG3 update! Chapter Five: 🔥 A Warm Night by the Fire 🔥 A little campfire bonding (and bickering) with our favorite heroes

If you’re new to my fic—we’ve crash-landed off the nautiloid and stumbled into Emerald Grove, already picking up some interesting company.

archiveofourown.org/works/673749...
Characters of BG3 sitting around the campfire
October 17, 2025 at 2:06 PM
riancstone.bsky.social
Good and evil aren’t always black and white.

In The Burning of Saint-Gilles, Dracula—known as Dragomir–hunts the wicked while the world labels him a monster, but who’s really evil?

#Fantasy #horrormantasy #HistoricalFantasy #theburningofsaintgilles #dracula
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October 16, 2025 at 2:22 PM
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Why does Dracula recoil from the cross but not symbols of other faiths? There’s no canon answer (beyond the biases of mortal authors), so I wrote one

🔥The Burning of Saint-Gilles delves into the past to uncover the roots of Dracula's feud with the Church

#horrormantasy #HistoricalFantasy #dracula
a man holding a cross in front of his face in a black and white photo
Alt: Dracula recoils as someone holds a crucifix in front of him
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October 15, 2025 at 2:03 PM
riancstone.bsky.social
Faith, love, and monsters in the dark

My novel, The Burning of Saint-Gilles, explores faith, love, and what it means to be a monster in medieval France—where saints burn, monsters are heroes, and redemption isn’t so simple
#Fantasy #horrormantasy #HistoricalFantasy #theburningofsaintgilles #dracula
October 14, 2025 at 2:21 PM
riancstone.bsky.social
Hello, lovers of the beautiful and the damned 🖤

My debut novel, The Burning of Saint-Gilles, re-imagines Dracula’s origin story with a fresh take on our favorite fanged villain’s mysterious history 🧛

Out on query—light a candle & send good omens

#Fantasy #horrormantasy #HistoricalFantasy
AI-generated image of a castle on a dark, rainy day
October 13, 2025 at 5:16 PM